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新世纪英语专本科听力教程第三册听力原文和答案
vUNIT1SectionOneHousesintheFuture
vWell,Ithinkhousesinthefuturewillprobablybe
(1)quitesmallbutIshouldthinkthey'llbe
(2)well-insulatedsothatyoudon'tneedsomuch(3)heatingand(4)coolingasyoudonow,soperhapsveryeconomical(5)torun.Perhapstheywilluse(6)solarheating,althoughIdon'tknow,inthiscountry,perhapswe(7)won'tbeabletodothatsomuch.Yes,Ithinkthey'llbefullof(8)electronicgadgets:
thingslikeveryadvancedtelevisions,videos,perhapsvideoswhichtakeup...thescreen(9)takesupthewholewall.Ishouldthink.Yes,you'llhavethingslike(10)garagedoorswhichopenautomaticallywhenyou(11)driveup,perhapselectronic(12)sensorswhichwill(13)recognizeyouwhenyou,whenyoucometothefrontdooreven.Perhaps(14)architectsanddesignerswillbeabitmore(15)imaginativeabouthowhousesaredesignedandperhapswiththe(16)shortageofspacepeoplewillthinkofputtinggardens(17)ontheroofand,andmayberoomscanbe(18)expandedand,and(19)contracted*dependingonwhatyouusethemfor,soperhapsthere'llbeabitmore(20)flexibilityaboutthat.
vPart2
vA:
Tuesdaytwofifteen.Letmelookinmydiary.B:
No,Thursday.
vA:
Oh,I'msorry.IthoughtyousaidTuesday.
vB:
Thursdaytwofifteen.No,I'msorry.I'vegotanappointmentuntilthree.Couldwemakeitlater?
vSaythreefifteen?
vA:
Well,there'salottotalkabout.It'lltakeacoupleofhours,atleast.B:
ShallwesayMondaymorning,then?
vA:
Mondaymorning.Allright.Nineo'clock?
vB:
Nine.Ithinkthatwillbeallright.I'llringyoubackandconfirm.A:
Allright.Butringbeforefive,couldyou?
vB:
Allright.
vA:
Rightyouare.Bye.B:
Bye.
vExercise.Directions:
Listentothedialogueandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.
v1.Thisdialogueisaboutmakinganappointment
vWoman:
Listen!
I'mterriblysorryI'mlate.Man:
vMan:
Oh,that'sallright.Itdoesn'treallymatter,doesit?
Ihaven'tgotanythingbettertodo,haveI?
vWoman:
Justletmeexplain,willyou?
vMan:
I'veonlybeenwaitingforoveranhour.That'sall.
vWoman:
Yes.Iknow,andIwouldhave...
vMan:
Afterall,mytimeisn'treallythatimportant,isit?
vWoman:
Pleasedon'tbelikethat.Justletmeexplain.(Silence.Mansaysnothing.)
vWoman:
I...ItriedtogethereintimebutjustafterIlefthome,thecarbrokedown.
vMan:
Thecarbrokedown?
vWoman:
Yes,and...well...luckily...therewasagaragenearme.And...andittookthemawhile
vtorepairit.
vMan:
Whydidn'tyouatleastphone?
vWoman:
Iwouldhave!
ButIdidn'tknowthenumberoftherestaurant.
vMan:
Youcouldhavelookeditupinthetelephonebook!
vWoman:
Yes,but...you'llneverbelievethis...Icouldn'trememberthenameoftherestaurant.Iknewwhereitwas,butforgotthename.
vMan:
Isee.Well,atleastitwasluckyyoufoundagaragetorepairyourcar.
vWoman:
Yes.ItwassomethingIcouldn'tdomyself.Itdidn'ttaketoolong,butthat'swhyI'mlate,
vyousee.
vMan:
Uh-huh.Whichgarage,bytheway?
vWoman:
Pardon?
vMan:
Whichgaragedidyoutakeitto?
vWoman:
Uh...theonenearmyflat.Youknow.LewisBrothers.
vMan:
Yes,Iknowthatgarage.It'stheonlyonenearyourflat.
vWoman:
Hmm,wellnow,let'shavesomethingtoeat.Uh,whataboutsome...
vMan:
Iknowthegarageverywell!
vWoman:
Yes.Let'sseenow.Yes,IthinkI'llhavesome...
vMan:
Apityit'sSunday.
v2.ThekeywordsareTuesday.Thursday.twofifteen.threefifteen.Mondaymorning.nineo'clock.
vPart1Dialogue
vI'mterriblysorryI'mlate.
vWoman:
Listen!
I'mterriblysorryI'mlate.Man:
vMan:
Oh,that'sallright.Itdoesn'treallymatter,doesit?
Ihaven'tgotanythingbettertodo,haveI?
vWoman:
Justletmeexplain,willyou?
vMan:
I'veonlybeenwaitingforoveranhour.That'sall.
vWoman:
Yes.Iknow,andIwouldhave...
vMan:
Afterall,mytimeisn'treallythatimportant,isit?
vWoman:
Pleasedon'tbelikethat.Justletmeexplain.(Silence.Mansaysnothing.)
vWoman:
I...ItriedtogethereintimebutjustafterIlefthome,thecarbrokedown.
vMan:
Thecarbrokedown?
vWoman:
Yes,and...well...luckily...therewasagaragenearme.And...andittookthemawhile
vtorepairit.
vMan:
Whydidn'tyouatleastphone?
vWoman:
Iwouldhave!
ButIdidn'tknowthenumberoftherestaurant.
vMan:
Youcouldhavelookeditupinthetelephonebook!
vWoman:
Yes,but...you'llneverbelievethis...Icouldn'trememberthenameoftherestaurant.Iknewwhereitwas,butforgotthename.
vMan:
Isee.Well,atleastitwasluckyyoufoundagaragetorepairyourcar.
vWoman:
Yes.ItwassomethingIcouldn'tdomyself.Itdidn'ttaketoolong,butthat'swhyI'mlate,
vyousee.
vMan:
Uh-huh.Whichgarage,bytheway?
vWoman:
Pardon?
vMan:
Whichgaragedidyoutakeitto?
vWoman:
Uh...theonenearmyflat.Youknow.LewisBrothers.
vMan:
Yes,Iknowthatgarage.It'stheonlyonenearyourflat.
vWoman:
Hmm,wellnow,let'shavesomethingtoeat.Uh,whataboutsome...
vMan:
Iknowthegarageverywell!
vWoman:
Yes.Let'sseenow.Yes,IthinkI'llhavesome...
vMan:
Apityit'sSunday.
vWoman:
Pardon?
vMan:
Apityit'sSunday.ThatgarageisclosedonSunday!
v1.Theyarepossiblyboyfriendandgirlfriend.
v2.Inarestaurant.
v3."Itdoesn'treallymatter,doesit?
Ihaven'tgotanythingbettertodo,haveI?
"
v"I'veonlybeenwaitingforoveranhour.That'sall""Afterall,mytimeisn'treallythatimportant,isit?
"well,atleastItwasluckyyoufoundabarragetorepairyourcar
vExerciseDirections:
Listentothedialogueandanswerthefollowingquestions.
v"Well,atleastitwasluckyyoufoundagaragetorepairyourcar."
v4.Becauseshewantstostoptheconversationlikethis.
vBecauseheknowsthegirlislying.
vPart2PassageTheOscarStatuette
v1Industryinsidersandmembersofthepresscalledtheaward"theAcademystatuette","thegoldentrophy"or"thestatueofmerit",butthetermneverstuck.
v2.Nohardevidenceexiststosupportthattale,butinanycase,bythesixthAwardsPresentationin1934,aHollywoodcolumnistusedthenameinhiscolumn.
v3.WaltDisneywashonoredwithonefull-sizeandsevenminiaturestatuettesonbehalfofhisanimatedfeatureSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs.
v4.Ifthestatuettesdon'tmeetstrictqualitycontrolstandards,theyareimmediatelycutinhalfandmelteddown.
v5.ThelargeboxesareshippedtotheAcademyofficesviaairexpress,withnoidentifiablemarkings.
vTheOscarstatuette,designedbyMGM's*chiefartdirectorCedricGibbons,depicts*aknightholdingacrusader's*sword,standingonareeloffilmwithfivespokes,signifyingtheoriginalbranchesoftheAcademy:
Actors,Writers,Directors,Producers,andTechnicians.
vBornin1928,yearswouldpassbeforetheAcademyAwardofMeritwasofficiallynamed"Oscar".Industryinsidersandmembersofthepresscalledtheaward"theAcademystatuette","thegoldentrophy"or"thestatueofmerit".Theentertainmenttradepaper,WeeklyVariety,evenattemptedtopopularize"theironman".Thetermneverstuck.
vApopularstoryhasbeenthatanAcademylibrarianandeventualexecutivedirector,MargaretHerrick,thoughtthestatuetteresembledheruncleOscarandsaidso,andthatasaresulttheAcademystaffbeganreferringtoitasOscar.
vNohardevidenceexiststosupportthattale,butinanycase,bythesixthAwardsPresentationin1934,HollywoodcolumnistSidneySkolskyusedthenameinhiscolumninreferencetoKatharineHepburn'sfirstBestActresswin.TheAcademyitselfdidn'tusethenicknameofficiallyuntil1939.
vSinceitsconception,theOscarstatuettehasmetexactinguniformstandards-withafewnotableexceptions.Inthe1930s,juvenileplayersreceivedminiaturereplicas*ofthestatuette;aventriloquist*EdgarBergenwaspresentedwithawoodenstatuettewithamoveablemouth;andWaltDisneywashonoredwithonefull-sizeandsevenminiaturestatuettesonbehalfofhisanimatedfeatureSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs.Between1942and1944,insupportofthewareffort,Oscarsweremadeofplaster.AftertheWar,winnersturnedinthetemporaryawardsforgoldenOscarstatuettes.
vThetraditionalOscarstatuette,however,hasn'tchangedsincethe1940s,whenthebasewasmadehigher.In1945,thebasewaschangedfrommarbletometalandin1949,AcademyAwardstatuettesbegantobenumbered,startingwithNo.501.
vApproximately50OscarsaremadeeachyearinChicagobythemanufacturer,R.S.Owens.Iftheydon'tmeetstrictqualitycontrolstandards,thestatuettesareimmediatelycutinhalfandmelteddown.
vEachawardisindividuallypackedintoaStyrofoam*containerslightlylargerthanashoebox.
vEightofthesearethenpackedintoalargercardboardbox,andthelargeboxesareshippedtotheAcademyofficesinBeverlyHillsviaairexpress,withnoidentifiablemarkings.
vOnMarch10,2000,55AcademyAwardsmysteriouslyvanishedenroutefromtheWindyCity*totheCityofAngels.Ninedayslater,52ofstolenstatuetteswerediscoverednexttoaDumpster*intheKoreatownsectionofLosAngelesbyWillieFulgear,whowaslaterinvitedbytheAcademytoattendtheOscar2000ceremoniesasaspecialguest.
vForeightdecades,theOscarshavesurvivedwar,weatheredearthquakes,andevenmanagedtoescapeunscathed*fromcommonthieves.Since1995,however,R.S.Owenshasrepairedmorethan160statuettes."Maybesomebodyusedchemicals